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How were Have Blue and Tacit Blue codenames chosen?
Hobo wrote:
Were the Have Blue and Tacit Blue codenames arbitrary constructions or was there some sort of logic behind them? The names (officially called "nicknames") are essentially arbitrary. However, the first words ("Have" and "Tacit") are not completely random, because the first two letters must come from a defined subset allocated to the DOD component or agency, which supervises the program. The second word can essentially be chosen at will, and in the case of classified programs is selected to have no connection to the nature of the program (which is definitely the case for "Blue"). The second word of open programs is often related to the program, e.g. the conversion of F-106s to QF-106 drones was made under the name "Pacer Six". Andreas |
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